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$ RNI Regn. No. CHHENG/2012/42718, Postal Reg. No. - RYP DN/34/2013-2015 &!&' (&)*+ #,&- +44 8.9 % /./%"/ 4/5 "; 84/+ 8& +.%+ "B8$ 4++ / :/4 .. 4&++ 4..; <&+ .5 8%=+ +5&< +"4&%. &++7 )*+> , ?(- @ + !"#"$ %&'( &% !"#$ % #!# & '(# ) ! "$% !& n probably the first ever case Iof direct attack on the media, L Maoists ambushed a three- member DD crew, killing cam- eraman Achyuta Nanda Sahu, "M$ % and two policemen — & '()* Constable Mangal Ram and +$ ,-$ . Assistant Sub-Inspector Rudra / O " 1 & 2 Pratap Singh — who were part 3 of the team escorting the 4 5 national broadcaster journalists % in Dantewada on Tuesday. 1 Two other policemen, who + % were part of the squad provid- ing security to the journalists were critically injured in the 45- 50 minutes gunbattle that ensued the Naxal ambush. The incident has created outrage and intellectuals in poll-bound Chhattisgarh termed the killing of the young cameraman “a move to scare media from covering development stories of sprawl- ing Bastar”, epicentre of Maoism in India since late 1980s. “This is unfortunate that media has been directly attacked. The DD crew under DD crew members, shared the attempt to block development cameraperson Achyuta Nanda the demise of our cameraman police protection wanted to nerve-chilling story with and scare people who want to Sahu, Dheeraj Kumar and MM and two jawans. These insur- cover a report of a brand new reporters in Dantewada after report development stories of Sharma. In a Naxal attack, gents will not weaken our road being constructed in the the incident and said, “There troubled areas of Bastar.” Sahu was martyred. The entire resolve. We will prevail.” Maoist pocket. The cameraman were blasts and gunshots all Sahu, 34, hailed from DD News family salutes his ser- On Saturday, the Maoists spotted a Maoist banner and he around for 45-50 minutes at Loisinga in Odisha’s Bolangir vice and stands by his family in had fired on a contingent of tried to shoot it. Suddenly Aranpur forests while I was district. The injured police this hour of grief.” Central Reserve Police Force in Maoists started spraying bullets lying on thickly forested turf.” personnel are Vishnu Netam Information & Bijapur district, killing four on him and the police team,” Chhattisgarh Chief and Rakesh Kaushal. Broadcasting Minister troopers on a day when Chief Vivekanand Sinha, IG Bastar, Minister Raman Singh strong- Meanwhile, DD News in a Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore Minister Raman Singh kicked told reporters. ly condemned the killing of tweet said, “DD News had tweeted, “Strongly condemn off the ruling BJP’s election Shocked and terrified policemen and DD cameraman deputed a team to cover the the Naxal attack on DD News campaign for the Assembly P! #$ Dheeraj Kumar, one of the and described it “a well-planned Chhattisgarh polls, comprising Live crew. Deeply saddened by elections. .6& The Government was also not happy with the ‘prompt mid growing rift between corrective action’ (PCA) frame- .6& do whatever is required.” Athe RBI and the Modi work, under which the RBI The Bench thereafter dic- Government, Finance Minister prevents weaker backs from BI Deputy SP AK Bassi, the tated the order and said ade- Arun Jaitley on Tuesday flayed lending and expansion. Cformer probe officer in the quate security should be pro- the Central bank’s indiscrimi- Tightening of monetary alleged corruption case against vided by Hyderabad Police SP nate lending between 2008 and policy and NPA resolution Special Director Rakesh to the petitioner (Sana) and 2014 that, he said, led to the frameworks were also other Asthana, has claimed that he rejected the other two prayers present bad loan or NPA crisis areas of differences between the was being subjected to intim- to stay CBI summon and in the banking industry. RBI and the Centre. idation and veiled threats by recording of his statement in The remarks by Jaitley Jaitley said the previous the present Investigating the presence of Justice (retd) came days after RBI Deputy UPA Government was pushing Officer and made a “scapegoat * +* Patnaik. Governor Viral V Acharya banks to lend which resulted in and victimised” for discharging The CBI had booked warned that undermining credit growth in a year shoot- his duties of filing the FIR per- entiously carrying out their Asthana on October 15 on the autonomy and independence of ing up to 31 per cent from the taining to corruption case duties, have forced him to basis of a complaint from Sana, RBI could be “potentially cat- normal average of 14 per cent. against Asthana. move the top court. facing probe in a 2017 case astrophic”. Backing Acharya, He went on to add that banks Bassi moved the Supreme “It is instructive to note involving controversial meat the RBI employees association % & ' () $!& & Modi scam, a flash point that went into projects of demerit Court on Tuesday against his that all the officers who were a exporter Moin Qureshi, claim- on Monday said “undermining has now turned into a full which did not have the capac- transfer to Andaman and part of the investigation of the ing that the Special Director the Central bank is a blown conflict. ity to sustain the capital. Nicobar Islands. In his plea, aforementioned FIR against had allegedly helped him to get recipe for disaster” and the Jaitley said at India Leadership other way, the banks looked the Jaitley had blamed the RBI, “Total bank credit in India Bassi alleged that his transfer Asthana and Kumar were sum- a clean chit from the probe Government must stop nib- Summit organised by other way. I don’t know what the supervisory agency for from Rs 18 lakh crore in 2008, on October 24 is “mala fide and marily transferred without any agency. The SIT led by bling at its autonomy. the US-India Strategic the Central bank was doing the way Nirav Modi defrauded by 2014 went up to Rs 55 lakh derails a sensitive probe” and valid or cogent reason,” it said. Asthana, probing the Moin “You see (between) 2008 Partnership Forum. (because) it was the regulator the PNB. crore. And this is something added that allegations against Meanwhile, the apex court Qureshi case, had sought cus- and 2014, after the global eco- “The Central bank looked of these. They kept pushing the The RBI had, on the other the banks couldn’t sustain, the Asthana are “grave”. on Tuesday directed the todial interrogation of Sana but nomic crisis, to keep the econ- the other way, there was indis- truth under the carpet.” The hand, pointed out that the borrowers couldn’t sustain A Bench of CJI Ranjan Hyderabad Police to provide the move was allegedly stalled omy artificially going, banks criminate lending,” he said. “I RBI and Government have Government controlled the and you had the NPA problem,” Gogoi and Justices UU Lalit adequate security to business- by Verma, Asthana’s complaint were told to open your doors am surprised that at that time been at loggerheads on sever- PNB, its management and the he said. and KM Joseph said, “The man Satish Sana, complainant (dated August 24) being probed and lend indiscriminately,” the Government looked the al issues, including the Nirvav bank’s board. Continued on Page 4 court will look into urgent in the alleged bribery case by CVC alleges. listing of the plea” after advo- against Asthana. The businessman, in his cate Sunil Fernandes sought A bench of Chief Justice plea, had referred to the apex listing of the petition on Ranjan Gogoi and Justices UU court’s October 26 order on the !" November 2. Lalit and KM Joseph refused to petition of CBI Director by ! “Bassi bears a reasonable stay the CBI summons against which the Central Vigilance apprehension that he and his Sana and also rejected his plea Commission (CVC) was asked "#!# .6& team members and senior offi- for recording of his statement to conclude inquiry against cers would be implicated in the in the presence of retired SC Verma within two weeks under %7%"& he chairman of the same,” the plea said. judge AK Patnaik who is mon- the supervision of former SC TSupreme court-appointed “The manner of transfer itoring the CVC probe against judge Patnaik. ore than ten years after a Environment Pollution showed vindictiveness because CBI Director Alok Verma. Sana’s plea claimed the CBI Mmassive explosion claimed (Prevention and Control) the fact that the name of Sana had moved the SC on moved “in haste” to issue notice six lives and left 101 others Authority (EPCA), Bhure Lal, Asthana and Joint Director Sai Monday seeking police pro- to him under Section 160 of the injured at Malegaon in north has tossed up an alarming sug- Manohar were cropping up in tection and a stay on the notice Code Of Criminal Procedure Maharashtra, a special court gestion to deal with the appre- the false statement of Sana. The issued by the CBI summoning (CrPC) to attend the proceed- here on Tuesday framed hension that air pollution the applicant herein is being sub- him for interrogation. ings on October 29 before the charges against Lt Col Prasad national Capital could further jected to intimidation and Senior advocate Raju probe agency and said that the Shrikant Purohit, Sadhvi Pragya worsen. Ban plying of all pri- veiled threats by the present Ramachandran, representing same be recorded before Justice Singh Thakur and five other vate vehicles! Investigating Officer,” it said. Sana, told the court that the Patnaik. accused under the Unlawful Bhure Lal’s remark has sent The plea claimed that businessman needed protection He had sought the court’s Activities Prevention Act shock waves. If his suggestion Manohar was handpicked as there is a threat to his life.

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